St. John’s adds UConn transfer Nahiem Alleyne

By ADAM ZAGORIA

Rick Pitino continued to overhaul the St. John’s roster with the addition of UConn graduate tranfer Nahiem Alleyne Sunday evening.

The 6-foot-4 senior guard from Buford, Ga., averaged 5.2 points for the national champion Huskies.

Alleyne transferred to UConn from Virginia Tech a year ago.

Alleyne averaged 9.6 points and 2.8 rebounds two years ago while shooting 37 percent from deep for the Hokies, who won the ACC Tournament title. As a sophomore, he averaged 11.1 points and 2.6 assists and shot 41 percent from deep.

He joins transfers Cruz Davis and Daniss Jenkins (Iona) and Sean Conway (VMI) on the St. John’s roster.

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Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle. A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013. He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.